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Homeless encampment sweeps spiked after Supreme Court decision

Officials in Oakland sharply increased the number of homeless encampments they cleared in the months after the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision made it easier for municipalities nationwide to do so, new research from UC Berkeley shows.

Homeless encampment sweeps spiked after Supreme Court decision
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Officials in Oakland sharply increased the number of homeless encampments they cleared in the months after the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision made it easier for municipalities nationwide to do so, new research from UC Berkeley shows.

Originally published at Phys.org

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